Nick (picaso) Comstock said:I like to keep mine dull. It hurts more when I stab someone that way
I'm going to testify to that. I should know, since I'm very experienced with self inflicted lacerations.
Nick (picaso) Comstock said:I like to keep mine dull. It hurts more when I stab someone that way
I'm going to testify to that. I should know, since I'm very experienced with self inflicted lacerations.
I friggin LOVE my Lansky. I got the big kit which does nearly everything.
I love my Spyderco sharpener. First use is tough, but once you get the angle on there, it's a thing of beauty. Also does scissors, fish hooks etc.
You can buy some stones/hardware and print out a stand to make your own sharpener solution if you have access to a 3D Printer:
I got one of these a year or two ago:
https://smile.amazon.com/Warthog-V-Sharp-Classic-Gunmetal-Size/dp/B01MT6HJU7/
and some 1000 grit stones.
I'll start out on a new sharpening with the HandySharp on the V's to get a rough shape, then go with a Le Beau Hunter Honer, then to the V-Sharp 1000 grit, then light with the Handy Sharp. Comes out pretty sharp. Touch up is typically the V-Sharp then Handy Sharp.
If you are interested in learning how to really sharpen a blade, this series is really interesting.
Way too much work for me, but impressive.
I just bought one of these..
Makes the lanksy puck look like a cinderblock.
https://www.amazon.com/Norton-Abrasives-Gobain-85316-Hatchet/dp/B000FK3YP8
It's just a nicer more effective solution.
Before this thread was hit with a canoe, I was just starting with the Japanese waterstones. I'm still loving them. There's a lot of actual skill involved in using them well but it puts an edge on a knife like nothing else I've tried. It also makes the sharpening into almost a ceremony, it's like meditation. I use a ceramic hone for touchups.
Haven't had the Lansky out of the box in a couple of years at least.
Keith Tanner said:Before this thread was hit with a canoe, I was just starting with the Japanese waterstones. I'm still loving them. There's a lot of actual skill involved in using them well but it puts an edge on a knife like nothing else I've tried. It also makes the sharpening into almost a ceremony, it's like meditation. I use a ceramic hone for touchups.
Haven't had the Lansky out of the box in a couple of years at least.
The Waterstones are my next try... Did you just get an some cheapo ones off amazon or something fancy?
I've been using this King 1000/6000 as my main tool, and it's been working well. I know you can spend crazy money on these but I haven't been too tempted yet. I follow up with a strop and the ceramic hone. I also have a coarse and a fine DMT diamond plate for really damaged knives, and I use the coarse plate to flatten the King.
Can anyone recommend a good way to start sharpening your own knives? I'm not going to be spending much money on this, but I have a lot of pocket knives and similar and no sharpener.
So what are the user friendly, under $20 and under $50 options to do this?
In reply to mtn :
Lansky kit. I don't know the price, but I've never seen knives sharpened at home better by anything else.
Keith Tanner said:I've been using this King 1000/6000 as my main tool, and it's been working well. I know you can spend crazy money on these but I haven't been too tempted yet. I follow up with a strop and the ceramic hone. I also have a coarse and a fine DMT diamond plate for really damaged knives, and I use the coarse plate to flatten the King.
I pulled the trigger on these. I've got some Japanese steel that seems to dull fairly quickly and a beat up Henckels my Mom snagged from the 2nd hand store and gave to me.
Glad to see the love for Lansky in this thread. I've been diving down this rabbit hole today and am absolutely impressed by the ~$200 Apex Pro2 Edge kit. I don't need to do much more than our kitchen knives, but it looks "fun" to do it with this kit, and it's US Made...
I have a $50 Visa card burning a hole in my pocket, which basically covers the Lansky - I'll probably go that way.
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